I have a rather more eye-rolling angsty explanation for his behaviour. My Caspian didn't cope too well with his upbringing - he didn't have any parental figure (except for Cornelius, but that didn't really substitute) and Miraz was distant and occasionally quite abusive. That was all fairly normal, run-of-the-mill stuff in Telmarine Narnia, but for whatever reason it messed with Caspian's head a bit. As an adult he's needy and a bit emotionally immature, and that clashes with his sense of duty and his need to feel in control of situations. And because he's about as introspective as a lump of granite, he has no idea about any of this.
Oh, so is that what you needed 'catamite' for? That could get very interesting...poor dear Caspian. He's such an ass.
Hmm, the Telmar thing makes sense, actually. Expansion is a far better reason than just 'ooh, we don't like Telmar, let's go find some other place'. Archenland would be virtually useless as an ally against Calormen...if I remember correctly, they're smaller than Narnia. Anyway, both countries together are dwarfed in comparison to the Calormen empire. They'd have to out-maneuver them politically...or yes, the Rabadash legacy could be very helpful to them.
For myself, I always imagined Drinian coming from Galma, or some other island whose inhabitants didn't fall prey to Telmarine superstition about the sea. I like your pirate idea, though. That would make an intriguing story...I see why it'd give you trouble though. It's an awful lot of backstory to fit into your cycle.
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Date: 2008-09-06 09:56 am (UTC)I have a rather more eye-rolling angsty explanation for his behaviour. My Caspian didn't cope too well with his upbringing - he didn't have any parental figure (except for Cornelius, but that didn't really substitute) and Miraz was distant and occasionally quite abusive. That was all fairly normal, run-of-the-mill stuff in Telmarine Narnia, but for whatever reason it messed with Caspian's head a bit. As an adult he's needy and a bit emotionally immature, and that clashes with his sense of duty and his need to feel in control of situations. And because he's about as introspective as a lump of granite, he has no idea about any of this.
Oh, so is that what you needed 'catamite' for? That could get very interesting...poor dear Caspian. He's such an ass.
Hmm, the Telmar thing makes sense, actually. Expansion is a far better reason than just 'ooh, we don't like Telmar, let's go find some other place'. Archenland would be virtually useless as an ally against Calormen...if I remember correctly, they're smaller than Narnia. Anyway, both countries together are dwarfed in comparison to the Calormen empire. They'd have to out-maneuver them politically...or yes, the Rabadash legacy could be very helpful to them.
For myself, I always imagined Drinian coming from Galma, or some other island whose inhabitants didn't fall prey to Telmarine superstition about the sea. I like your pirate idea, though. That would make an intriguing story...I see why it'd give you trouble though. It's an awful lot of backstory to fit into your cycle.